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Cyclamen purpurascens
A tuberous perennial with pink flowers, flowering late in the summer and beginning of autumn.
Foothills of Jura mountain range, town park, meadow.
In Alps and Jura (and some other French regions), the plant is considered rare and is protected. To note also that the plant contains toxic glucosides - some varieties were reportedly used as purgatives (??????).
Spotted on Oct 1, 2017
Submitted on Oct 2, 2017
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